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CLERMONT — In "Private Wars" the characters emerge from the crucible of the war in Vietnam to face their personal devils as patients in the psych ward of a VA hospital. The play will be presented at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday by East Ridge High School drama students. Three damaged characters appear in blackout scenes in which the audience sees how they cope with their physical and emotional wounds while developing relationships with each other. They are Silvio, a swaggering Italian-American; Gately, a gentle Georgia cracker; and Natwick, a Long Island preppie — three young men who have nothing in common but the war. Written by James McClure and first...

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